First Post from the AFF
BACKSEAT selected as one of the "must-see" films by the Austin Chronicle. Review by Marjorie Baumgarten below:
Backseat
W: Josh Alexander; D: Bruce Van Dusen; with Will Janowitz, Rob Bogue, Josh Alexander, Aubrey Dollar
Ben (Bogue) and Colton (Alexander) may not be the sharpest guys in New York, but they're trying to make their lives work and figure out how to enjoy themselves along the way. Ben, who is in his early 30s, has made a career out of looking for work, and Colton endlessly goes to acting auditions. Now, these buddies are on a three-day road trip to Montreal on a mission to meet Donald Sutherland. Who knows why? Toss in a faithless girlfriend, a brick of cocaine, a tightly wound cousin, a stripper, and a guy who communicates only through the Web and you have some of the ingredients that give narrative spice to Backseat. But the heart and the pleasure of this movie reside in the conversations and in the moments in which nothing happens, or in the off-kilter way that things happen when they do happen. Co-star and screenwriter Alexander has delightfully tapped into the realities that lie just this side of absurdity. – Marjorie Baumgarten
Backseat screens as part of the Narrative Competition on Saturday, Oct. 22, 8:30pm at the Stephen F. Austin, and Wednesday, Oct. 26, 9:30pm at the Arbor.
Backseat
W: Josh Alexander; D: Bruce Van Dusen; with Will Janowitz, Rob Bogue, Josh Alexander, Aubrey Dollar
Ben (Bogue) and Colton (Alexander) may not be the sharpest guys in New York, but they're trying to make their lives work and figure out how to enjoy themselves along the way. Ben, who is in his early 30s, has made a career out of looking for work, and Colton endlessly goes to acting auditions. Now, these buddies are on a three-day road trip to Montreal on a mission to meet Donald Sutherland. Who knows why? Toss in a faithless girlfriend, a brick of cocaine, a tightly wound cousin, a stripper, and a guy who communicates only through the Web and you have some of the ingredients that give narrative spice to Backseat. But the heart and the pleasure of this movie reside in the conversations and in the moments in which nothing happens, or in the off-kilter way that things happen when they do happen. Co-star and screenwriter Alexander has delightfully tapped into the realities that lie just this side of absurdity. – Marjorie Baumgarten
Backseat screens as part of the Narrative Competition on Saturday, Oct. 22, 8:30pm at the Stephen F. Austin, and Wednesday, Oct. 26, 9:30pm at the Arbor.
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